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105 - 109 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex

NOTICE/0003/26PA COU Comm, Bus and Service to DwellingApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 11 June 2026

Council decision: Approval Required and GrantedDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for prior approval for proposed change of use of the first and second floors of existing building from commercial (Use Class E) to provide 13 self-contained residential flats.

Received
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Central
Agent
dowsettmayhew Planning Partnership
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.23 Mar
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided11 Jun

Decided in 105 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 105 - 109 Montague Street Worthing West Sussex. Adur and Worthing has handled 349 applications of this type. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Adur and Worthing's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 164 applications across Central.

96% of outline applications at Adur District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
PA COU Comm, Bus and Service to Dwelling
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
13

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2026
Consultation expiry
2 April 2026
Consultation start
2 March 2026
Consultation end
23 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
23 March 2026
Last date for comments
2 April 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026
Permission expires
11 June 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent
dowsettmayhew Planning Partnership
Agent address
Mocatta House Trafalgar Place Brighton BN1 4DU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 March 2026
Advertisement expiry
2 April 2026
Site notice start
10 March 2026
Site notice end
31 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14643163
Documents
31
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Marine Parade and HinterlandPart of the site · +1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: 10-18, Prospect PlaceOn or next to this site · +2 more
  • Brownfield land register: 105-109 Montague Street, WorthingRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    26 Feb

    Application for prior approval for proposed change of use of the first and second floors of existing building…

    This applicationApprovedOutlineNOTICE/0003/26
  2. 2026
    24 Feb

    Insertion of new and enlarged window openings at first and second floors and railing at roof level

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongsideAWDM/0235/26

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